I am trying to upgrade my computer (Intel DP55WG motherboard, Windows 7 64 bit) from two ATI/AMD Radeon HD 6950 video cards to two Radeon HD 7970 cards. When I install either of the 7970 cards along with any other card (the other 7970 or either of my 6950s), only one card is able to start in Windows. The other card does not provide video output, and it has an exclamation icon in the device manager with the text "This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use. If you want to use this device, you will need to disable one of the other devices on this system. (Code 12)" Do you have any idea why this is happening or how I might be able to fix it? More details and a list of things I have already tried inside.
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posted by Juffo-Wup
on Apr 22, 2013 -
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Processor and general build quality question: Should I buy a Samsung Series 3 305V5A-T04AU Notebook or HP Pavilion dv6-6B00TU Notebook?
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posted by man down under
on Jun 20, 2012 -
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I'm looking to beef up the graphics card on my Shuttle XPC but I'm limited to a 300W power supply, a single slot PCI-Express and a budget of under £100 (~$160). What cards would you recommend?
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posted by mr_silver
on Jan 3, 2012 -
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Help me stop Windows Updates from breaking my display driver software. Windows Vista, ATI Radeon X1270. I've already tried lots of fixes and only one worked, but it happened again after the most recent rounds of updates.
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posted by soelo
on Nov 8, 2011 -
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I have a well aged Dell e1505. I'm thinking about upgrading to a 11.6"/12.1" sized AMD Fusion based netbook. Performance-wise, will I suffer a setback, be about equal, or ahead of my Dell?
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posted by bionic.junkie
on Jul 17, 2011 -
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It's that time of year again - the great new pc games have started rolling out and last year's hotness will not cut it. I currently have a Radeon 5850 - Would you upgrade by getting a second card and running them in Crossfire, or would a slick, new, confusingly-named, single card be a better investment?
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posted by phylum sinter
on May 19, 2011 -
11 answers
I've decided to install SP3 on my Windows XP Home version computer. But I've read horror stories about installing on an AMD machine.
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posted by bryon
on Jul 8, 2010 -
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Decrepit PC RAM question - I am trying to figure out what kind of SDRAM is supported by my K7VZA Rev 1.0 motherboard.
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posted by mzurer
on May 18, 2009 -
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Yet another laptop question - somebody please explain the difference between the processors for me?
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posted by antifuse
on Dec 28, 2008 -
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I’m building my first desktop system in many many years now and getting back up to speed on all the hot topics is taking a while.
I’m leaning towards getting the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H which is based on the 780G northbridge so it has the integrated graphics with the hybrid crossfire feature (and also is miniATX size and has audio optical out, HDMI…).
Review here and here continued...
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posted by joshgray
on Mar 11, 2008 -
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I have a machine running Windows 98 SE on a cable internet connection. Why am I recently getting connection speeds of 91 kbps (or less!)? (Measured at CNET's Bandwidth Meter)
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posted by jaronson
on Feb 24, 2008 -
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I have a Dell Inspiron 531 desktop that came with an Athlon X2 64 5600+ processor. I have heard that the last in this line of processors (and the last socket AM2) will be the 6400 - did I lock myself into a dead-end CPU upgrade path? Or will I be able to upgrade in the future to AMD's next line of processors, whatever it is?
posted by nervestaple
on Oct 23, 2007 -
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How do I run my AMD Athlon XP 3200+ at the actual rated speed and not have it overheat ridiculously?
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posted by 6am
on Aug 23, 2007 -
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Upgrading AMD Processor for 939 motherboard. Athlon 64 X2 4200+ or Opteron 170?
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posted by zaphod
on Aug 21, 2007 -
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Getting new laptop with x64 processor...should I get 32-bit Vista, or 64-bit? Does it matter? How about 64-bit XP?
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posted by bartleby
on May 3, 2007 -
9 answers
What are the most energy-efficient microprocessors currently available in mass-market PCs/laptops?
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posted by nyterrant
on Apr 12, 2007 -
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I'm seeing a large number of interrupts on one processor of an AMD Opteron SMP system. Is this normal?
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posted by SpecialK
on Sep 23, 2006 -
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Where can i find benchmarks between AMD Turion 64 X2 and the Intel Core duo / Core 2 duo?
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posted by EvilKenji
on Aug 20, 2006 -
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I'm somewhat of a professional computer guy but even I am totally mystified by the current state of Intel and AMD processors. Can someone hip to the latest explain why chips are suddenly only going 1.8Ghz again, which chips from Intel are powerful enough for HD playback, and what, if any, good a 64 bit processor does for today?
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posted by mathowie
on Feb 28, 2006 -
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Here's a technical question. Will this motherboard work with a G3 (Mac) power supply?
Gigabyte GA-6VTXD
Also in the motherboard is an AMD Athlon 900Mhz. Is that fast? What's the comparison to Intel chips? I've never really understood the conversion. I thought it would be neat to use an old, unwanted G3 case for something like this.
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posted by Napierzaza
on Jan 21, 2006 -
8 answers
Please recommend a motherboard for an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core processor that is completely supported by Linux.
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posted by odinsdream
on Jan 3, 2006 -
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To get the best performance per dollar, do I want an Intel Pentium D or an AMD Athlon 64 X2 for my new DB+Compute server?
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posted by b1tr0t
on Nov 14, 2005 -
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While in the middle of doing my taxes the other day, my monitor went to displaying a weird character over and over over the entire screen. The computer wouldn't respond at all, so I shut it off manually via the power switch on the back. Since then, whenever I've attempted to start it up, the fans come on, the hard drive clicks a couple times, as usual, and then nothing. The fans keep whirring but there's no beep, no usual startup process, and nothing ever gets displayed to the monitor.
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posted by DyRE
on Apr 16, 2005 -
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AMD or
Intel? I'm calling on the collective to abandon corporate loyalties and reveal unto me a true assessment. Even
the mighty Tom has no clear answer. For the home-user who wants to avoid obsolescence for the next 18 months, which of these two companies' processing products offers the best bang for my buck? Or more specifically, for my $180 or less? [MI]
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posted by grabbingsand
on May 4, 2004 -
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